The case of Trinity Love Jones, the 9-year-old girl whose body was found in a duffel bag near a suburban trail in Hacienda Heights, has transfixed Southern Californians. He talked to parents who are trying to change that:When LaWanda Hawkins heard about Trinity Love Jones last week, she thought of her son, Reginald, who was killed in 1995 at age 19. Today, Ms. Hawkins is one of many advocates who belong to an informal network in Southern California dedicated to raising community awareness about young homicide victims. The founder of Justice for Murdered Children, a nonprofit organization, Ms. Hawkins hopes public pressure and media attention will guarantee thorough investigations by law enforcement. We thought the system would do it for us, but we have to take our own steps.”

Source: New York Times March 12, 2019 12:54 UTC